Abstract
The role of functional behavioral assessment is contrasted with a longitudinal risk factors exposure model for understanding and predicting maladaptive behavioral outcomes in applied settings, and the strengths and weaknesses of each approach are discussed. The functional behavioral assessment approach is viewed as having great value for analyzing and understanding the social contingencies and contextual factors that sustain maladaptive behavior within specific settings. The risk factors exposure model is more macro in nature and is useful for understanding and predicting the development of maladaptive behavior across time and settings in a longitudinal, developmental sense. The integration of the two approaches is viewed as necessary in order to gain a comprehensive, complete understanding of the origins and dynamics of maladaptive behavior patterns among at-risk children and youth.
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